The Definitive Guide to Comedy
George Carlin today has his own space on the wall of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and it’s because you wanted to “Recognize” him there. The Smithsonian held an online vote last month among three nominees to hang a comedian’s portrait on the museum’s “Recognize” wall — Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres …
Jason Jones, 43, joined The Daily Show in September 2005, and as Jon Stewart joked while feting Jones on Thursday night — his last as a correspondent — he was the “show’s beefcake” in the beginning. Here’s the show’s tribute to Jones, as broadcast last night on Comedy Central: But …
Toupee or not toupee. That is the question. Whether or not you’re surprised at the news that Jason Alexander will replace Larry David on Broadway this summer in David’s play, Fish in the Dark — you’re not surprised, how could you be surprised, seriously, since Alexander’s most famous role came …
NBC ultimately decided to greenlight a 13-episode straight-to-series commitment for a sitcom that went off the air 18 years ago on another network because: a) They were so enamored of Craig T. Nelson’s work as patriarch of the Braverman clan for six seasons on Parenthood, which just wrapped on the …
NBC will give Wednesday nights a try for sitcoms late this summer, announcing the Aug. 5 debut pairing of Mr. Robinson and The Carmichael Show in the 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific hour. Mr. Robinson stars Craig Robinson as a version of his bad self who sings and plays keyboards in the funk band Nasty …
Starting now (now being 2 p.m. Eastern/11 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, March 26, 2015) and lasting for exactly one week, you’ll have the opportunity to pick up a 15-pack of stand-up comedy videos and audio recordings for the low, low price of whatever you want to pay — or, for …
When David Letterman introduced Jake Johannsen on Wednesday night’s Late Show for his 46th and final stand-up performance on Letterman’s shows, it dawned on Johannsen that his 28-year relationship with Dave is longer than most all relationships. Speaking of his wife, Jake jokes about the very appeal of wife-swapping, and …
If you’ve ever missed out on a live PaleyFest panel session with the cast and creators of your favorite TV shows, then you’ll be able to catch up on cable TV soon enough. SundanceTV kicks off its first season of Behind the Story with the Paley Center on April 7, …
Daniel Tosh raised a simple, valid question on this week’s episode of his hit Comedy Central series, Tosh.0: How come Comedy Central never has invited Tosh to participate in one of its roasts? Is it because he doesn’t need the extra publicity? Or is the network afraid of making him …
Can you picture hearing “A-A-Ron?” on the big screen? If it was good enough for Saturday Night Live in the 1990s, then why not for one of the critically-acclaimed sketch shows of the 2010s? Key & Peele has spun off one of its Comedy Central sketch characters, substitute teacher Mr. …
